The Together website offers information about diseases, diagnosis and treatment options, as well as supportive care resources and shared stories of hope, healing and experience.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leader in the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer, has launched Together, https://together.StJude.org, an online resource for anyone affected by childhood cancer.
Together offers information about diseases, diagnosis and treatment options, as well as supportive care resources and shared stories of hope, healing and experience.
The Together website launched in fall 2018 and has won several awards, including the Cancer Patient Education Network's Excellence in Cancer Patient Education award, the ClearMark Award from the Center for Plain Language, and an eHealthcare Leadership award. The site was recognized for making complex and difficult information on childhood cancer approachable and easy for patients and their families to understand.
"When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it is overwhelming," said St. Jude President and CEO James R. Downing, M.D. "It is crucial that parents and patients have reliable and useful health information, educational resources, and the perspective of others who are affected by pediatric cancer."
Together includes expert information, stories and experiences from families of childhood cancer patients, and practical suggestions from specialists. The site also offers resources that address a range of cancer experiences, including long-term survivorship and bereavement. In the coming months, St. Jude will make the website available in multiple languages to bring this information to families worldwide. The English version of the site has attracted visitors from over 175 countries.
"Because childhood cancer is rare, many families are not able to find trusted resources," said Alberto Pappo, M.D., a member of the St. Jude faculty and an adviser for the website. "Together offers families comprehensive medical information from a source they can trust. All people touched by childhood cancer deserve a community like this where they can learn, connect and support one another."
